Troubled Neutra house

Neutra VDL Research house

Richard Hartog / Los Angeles Times

The Richard Neutra VDL Research House II, the fabled glass box on Silver Lake Boulevard in Los Angeles, faces tough times. The house where midcentury architect Richard Neutra lived and worked has fallen into disrepair, and now the owner, the nonprofit Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, has announced that it might be forced to sell the landmark and close it to the public if supporters can't raise upward of $2 million by the end of next year.

The Richard Neutra VDL Research House II, the fabled glass box on Silver Lake Boulevard in Los Angeles, faces tough times. The house where midcentury architect Richard Neutra lived and worked has fallen into disrepair, and now the owner, the nonprofit Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, has announced that it might be forced to sell the landmark and close it to the public if supporters can't raise upward of $2 million by the end of next year. (Richard Hartog / Los Angeles Times)